# US 4,394,906 A · Food container/holder

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- Number: US 4,394,906 A
- Document ID: US4394906A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/276,666
- Filed: 1981-06-23
- Granted: 1983-07-26
- Earliest claimed: 1981-06-23
- Inventors: John C. Hollenbeck
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4394906A

## CPC

- B65D 1/26: Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations {(B65D1/165 takes precedence)}
- B65D 1/225: {Collapsible boxes}
- Y10S 229/938: Sandwich holder
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Food container/holder formed from foamed polymer and having a body portion of ascending corrugated bands for extruding food under hand pressure.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A food container/holder comprising a unitary foamed plastic body having a bottom container portion for said food with a plurality of corrugation bands ascending from a closed bottom to an opening, said opening defined in a first plane surface, a top hinged to an edge of said first plane surface, said top having a second plane surface, with a recess therein and a catch on an edge of said second plane surface for securing said first plane surface to said second plane surface, said bottom portion having a length sufficient to contain substantially all of said food and said foamed plastic body and said corrugation bands facilitating advancement of said food through said opening and maintaining said advancement.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The food container/holder of claim 1, wherein said plastic body is foamed polyurethane polymer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The food container/holder of claim 2, wherein said corrugation bands are oval shaped and each successive ascending band has a circumference greater than the preceding band.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The food container/holder of claim 3, wherein there are nine corrugation bands.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The food container/holder of claim 4, wherein said catch is L-shaped.